liquid petroleum
121fossil fuel — Energy. any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life. * * * Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth s crust that can be used as a source of energy.… …
122Heating oil — Fuels for heating Heating oil Wood pellet Kerosene Propane Natural gas Wood Coal Heating oil, or oil heat, is a low viscosity, flammable liquid petroleum product used as a fuel for furnaces or boilers in buildings. Home heating oil is often …
123Pearl GTL — Pearl GTLis a gas to liquids (GTL) project based in Ras Laffan, Qatar. It will convert natural gas into liquid petroleum products. When constracted, it will be the largest GTL plant in the world.cite news url =… …
124shale — shalelike, shaley, adj. /shayl/, n. a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material. [1740 50; orig. uncert.; cf. obs. shale to split (said of stone), to shell, deriv. of shale shell, husk, OE …
125tobacco — tobaccoless, adj. /teuh bak oh/, n., pl. tobaccos, tobaccoes. 1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, esp. one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as… …
126naphtha — noun /ˈnæfθə/ a) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum. The Common Room and the Library were lit by anbaric light, but the Scholars preferred the older, softer naphtha lamps in the Retiring Room. b) Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic… …
127Oryx GTL — is a synthetic fuel plant based in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, that is owned by Qatar Petroleum (51%) and Sasol (49%). It uses gas to liquids (GTL) technology for converting natural gas into liquid petroleum products. The capacity of Oryx… …
128Economy of Iraq — Iraq s economy is dominated by the petroleum sector, which has traditionally provided about 95% of foreign exchange earningsort.gov/iraq/pdf/crs iraq economy.pdf (pdf)] In the 1980s, financial problems caused by massive expenditures in the eight… …
